| Time Scale 1 | 10+ billion to 1 billion years ago |
“From Nothing to Everything” The Origins of the Universe, the Solar System, Earth, and Life |
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| Time Scale 2 | 1 billion to 100 million years ago |
“Animal House” The Cambrian Explosion of Animal Life and Its Aftershocks |
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| Time Scale 3 | 100 million to 10 million years ago |
“Meek Inheritors” The Dinosaur Extinction and the Rise of Mammals |
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| Time Scale 4 | 10 million to 1 million years ago |
“Hominins, Upstanding Apes” The Rise of Hominins, the Role of Rock, and Food for Thought |
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| Time Scale 5 | 1 million to 100,000 years ago |
“Becoming Human” The Rise of Homo sapiens and our Neandertal cousins |
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| Time Scale 6 | 100,000 to 10,000 years ago | “The Creative Explosion” The Rise of Language, Symbolism, Religion, Art, and Music |
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| Time Scale 7 | 10,000 to 1,000 years ago |
“From Farm to City” The Neolithic and Urban Revolutions and Their Consequences |
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| Time Scale 8 | 1,000 to 100 years ago |
“Ages of Enlightenment” From the Dark Ages of Superstition to the Scientific Revolution |
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| Time Scale 9 | 100 to 10 years ago |
“Modern Times” The Last Century, Laying the Foundations to the World We Live In |
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| Time Scale 10 | The last ten years | “The Age of Connections” The Past Decade of Innovations and Their Implications |
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Quick Walk through the 10 Time Scales
